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Pavel Landovský

Acting

1.8 Popularity Sep 11, 1936 (78 years old) Havlíčkův Brod

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Pavel Landovský (September 11, 1936 – October 10, 2014) was a Czech actor, playwright and director. He was a prominent dissident under the communist regime of former Czechoslovakia.

Landovský was born in Německý Brod and studied at the Faculty of Theatre...

Biography

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Pavel Landovský (September 11, 1936 – October 10, 2014) was a Czech actor, playwright and director. He was a prominent dissident under the communist regime of former Czechoslovakia.

Landovský was born in Německý Brod and studied at the Faculty of Theatre in Prague and then played in regional theaters in Teplice, Šumperk, Klatovy and Pardubice. The first play that he wrote, Hodinový hoteliér, premiered at the Činoherní theater on 11 May 1969. In 1971 the communist regime banned him from film and television. He continued acting at The Drama Club and other theatres. Landovský was one of the initiators of the human rights' petition Charter 77. He was subsequently banned from working at the theater. Constantly harassed by the secret police (Státní bezpečnost), during the winter of 1978-79, Landovský was accosted at night by an agent and severely beaten and had his leg broken. Feeling compelled to leave for his safety, when was offered a position in the ensemble of the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria, he accepted.

After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, he was able to return to Prague in January 1990. There he was able to act again, playing one of the lead characters in the play Audience at club Činoherní - a play written by his friend Václav Havel 16 years earlier, and who had recently been elected president of then Czechoslovakia. The play was directed by Jiří Menzel.

He died on October 10, 2014 from a heart attack in Kytín, aged 78.

Filmography 51

1977
Case of the Disjointed Murder Movie

as Akiko Utsugi

1970
Dodes'ka-den Movie

as Misao Sawagami

1970
1969
Eros + Massacre Movie

as Itsuko Masaoka

1968
Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell Movie

as Noriko Tokayasu

1967
Samurai Wolf II Movie

as Oren

1966
Convicted Woman Movie

as Hatsuse​

1966
Carmen from Kawachi Movie

as Yoko Kashima

1965
House of Terrors Movie

as Yoshie Munakata

1965
1964
Whirlpool of Flesh Movie

as Kimiko

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Pavel Landovský Photo
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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Not specified
Birthday September 11, 1936 (78 years old)
Died October 10, 2014
Place of Birth Havlíčkův Brod
Years Active 1953 - 1979
Popularity 1.8
Career Stats
51 Total Credits
51 Movie Roles
2 Photos